PCI puts national & state championships on hold till April 15

March 12, 2020 1:32 PM

PCI puts national & state championships on hold till April 15

The Paralympic Committee of India has decided to put on hold all national and state championships till 15th April in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Paralympic Committee of India was scheduled to host national para-athletics championship in Mysore from 26th of this month. National swimming championship was to be held also from 28th of this month in Bengaluru. Haryana's state championship was scheduled to begin from Friday in Faridabad. Sporting events including the shoot...

No foreign player available for IPL till April 15 due to visa restrictions

March 12, 2020 12:01 PM

No foreign player available for IPL till April 15 due to visa restrictions

Due to visa restrictions imposed by the government to contain the novel coronavirus threat, no foreign player will be available for this year's IPL till April 15th. The foreign players who play in the IPL come under the Business Visa category. Our correspondent quoting BCCI sources reports, the fate of the IPL itself will be decided on March 14 at the event's Governing Council meeting in Mumbai.

Asian markets plunge amid coronavirus fears & fall in oil prices

March 9, 2020 2:19 PM

Asian markets plunge amid coronavirus fears & fall in oil prices

Equity markets collapsed today as the rapidly spreading coronavirus fans fears over the global economy, while a crash in oil prices added to the panic with energy firms taking a hammering and wiping hundreds of billions off valuations. While governments and central banks have unleashed or prepared to roll out stimulus measures, the spread of COVID-19 is putting a huge strain on economies and stoking concerns of a worldwide recession. Trading floors were a sea of red, with Tokyo and Manila plungi...

ATP, WTA tennis tournament cancelled over coronavirus concerns

March 9, 2020 2:00 PM

ATP, WTA tennis tournament cancelled over coronavirus concerns

The ATP and WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, has been cancelled amid new coronavirus outbreak, making it the first major sports event to be scrubbed due to health concerns. The tournament, one of the biggest outside the four tennis Grand Slams, was cancelled just days before it was due to begin. Officials said in a news release on Sunday that they opted to cancel because California health officials had declared a public health emergency for the Coachella Valley after a confirme...

Genetic sequencing tests on the pet dog of a confirmed Corona virus patient in Hong Kong

March 6, 2020 12:30 PM

Genetic sequencing tests on the pet dog of a confirmed Corona virus patient in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, genetic sequencing tests are being carried out on the pet dog of a confirmed Corona virus patient in Hong Kong, which could reveal if the virus has mutated or not, an official has said.<br />''<br />''Assistant Director for Inspection &amp; Quarantine of Hong Kong government's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Thomas Sit said that Corona virus is what is known as an RNA virus which eventually mutates. He reiterated that international experts ag...

Genetic sequencing tests on the pet dog of a confirmed Corona virus patient in Hong Kong

March 6, 2020 12:30 PM

Genetic sequencing tests on the pet dog of a confirmed Corona virus patient in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, genetic sequencing tests are being carried out on the pet dog of a confirmed Corona virus patient in Hong Kong, which could reveal if the virus has mutated or not, an official has said.<br />''<br />''Assistant Director for Inspection &amp; Quarantine of Hong Kong government's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Thomas Sit said that Corona virus is what is known as an RNA virus which eventually mutates. He reiterated that international experts ag...

ICMR DG says change in weather will not have any impact on spread of novel coronavirus

March 6, 2020 9:48 AM

ICMR DG says change in weather will not have any impact on spread of novel coronavirus

<span style="color: #222222;">Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR), Director General Balram Bhargava has said that &nbsp;the change in weather will not have any impact on the spread of novel coronavirus. <br />''<br />''Refuting claims that the virus spreads in low temperature, Bhargava informed that no such finding has been proven till now. He said the virus does not spread through air but human contact.&nbsp; He advised people to take care of themselves ...

ICMR DG says change in weather will not have any impact on spread of novel coronavirus

March 6, 2020 9:48 AM

ICMR DG says change in weather will not have any impact on spread of novel coronavirus

<span style="color: #222222;">Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR), Director General Balram Bhargava has said that &nbsp;the change in weather will not have any impact on the spread of novel coronavirus. <br />''<br />''Refuting claims that the virus spreads in low temperature, Bhargava informed that no such finding has been proven till now. He said the virus does not spread through air but human contact.&nbsp; He advised people to take care of themselves ...

Indian Archery team pulls out of Asia Cup world ranking tournament

March 6, 2020 9:32 AM

Indian Archery team pulls out of Asia Cup world ranking tournament

The Archery Association of India (AAI) has pulled out its team from the upcoming Asia Cup world ranking tournament in Bangkok scheduled from March 8 to 15 owing to the coronavirus threat there. This would have been India&apos;s first international competition since their return from a five-month suspension in January which was lifted after the AAI&apos;s election. AAI Assistant Secretary Gunjan Abrol in a letter to World Archery Secretary informed India&apos;s decision to withdraw af...